Category: Geographic
Size: 366 sq miles
Condition: Protected
Inhabitants: Ó Braonáin
Description
The forest of the Fair Folk, also called Àite Eile (Place of Other) or Eile Forest by the locals. The area is officially the Cape Breton Highlands National State Park, established in 1936 at the urging of the residents of the island who saw the potential threat of forestry industry in disrupting the delicate balance of magic on the island and angering the fae by destroying one of the strongest ties between the two realms. A few fae make permanent homes within the forest, but most traverse through it when moving between realms. Within the Forest lies the Deep Woods, and a powerful and constant gate where the barrier is thinnest on the island. It's dangerous for humans to get too close to the gate with the threat of being whisked away into the land of the Fair Folk, and never be seen again. Parents will use dark tales of the woods to keep their children from wandering about too late at night.
Humans can relatively safely travel the rest of the State Park, with many trails drawing hikers of the island to explore the Forest's beauty. And occasional rebellious teens will sneak into the woods to throw parties, the eeriness and mystery of the dark drawing them closer to its magic.
Size: 366 sq miles
Condition: Protected
Inhabitants: Ó Braonáin
Description
The forest of the Fair Folk, also called Àite Eile (Place of Other) or Eile Forest by the locals. The area is officially the Cape Breton Highlands National State Park, established in 1936 at the urging of the residents of the island who saw the potential threat of forestry industry in disrupting the delicate balance of magic on the island and angering the fae by destroying one of the strongest ties between the two realms. A few fae make permanent homes within the forest, but most traverse through it when moving between realms. Within the Forest lies the Deep Woods, and a powerful and constant gate where the barrier is thinnest on the island. It's dangerous for humans to get too close to the gate with the threat of being whisked away into the land of the Fair Folk, and never be seen again. Parents will use dark tales of the woods to keep their children from wandering about too late at night.
Humans can relatively safely travel the rest of the State Park, with many trails drawing hikers of the island to explore the Forest's beauty. And occasional rebellious teens will sneak into the woods to throw parties, the eeriness and mystery of the dark drawing them closer to its magic.